You Who?"I think I gained 10 pounds just reading your blog."No Way To Stop It- (Found July 15, 2008 ) One rehearsal, one dress rehearsal (no stopping) and two performances -- my first musician gig in a long time is behind me. It went OK. I think opening night went a little better than closing night... there were a couple places where the singers and the orchestra didn't exactly cooperate. Our conductor deserves a lot of credit for holding it all together, especially with no piano to cover. But most importantly, I didn't embarrass myself -- I'm not saying I played every note -- just that I...http://www.someblogs.com/youwho/archives/002809.html Hockey, Hockey, Hockey, Hockey, Hockey, Hockey, Tapas, Hockey, Hockey, Hockey- (Found July 15, 2008 ) We drove down to Boston Friday night to see UNH v BC at the Garden. The game started at 5pm and ended 5 hours later. It went into 3 overtime periods. Yes, I actually watched all of them. It was kind of an edge-of-your seat game. BC made the game-winning goal. They were almost perfectly matched, and it seemed pretty clear to me that the reason they lost was a bone-head move by UNH... one of the guys lost his stick, and so decided to blatantly get on his hands and knees in front of a BC player..http://www.someblogs.com/youwho/archives/002817.html And now for something completely different- (Found July 15, 2008 ) I could never afford a new clarinet in college -- not that I particularly felt I needed one. I didn't have ambitions to be a performer, so I just kept playing my trusty old intermediate student model. However since starting to play again, I'm been reminded of certain difficulties, and figure why not setup myself up with something easier to play So I bought a new clarinet. It's a Patricola, made in Italy. The majority of clarinets are made from grenadilla wood (almost black or at least stained...http://www.someblogs.com/youwho/archives/002818.html A visit from Natalie and Eddie- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Or, 22 eggs, 10 gins, 4 vermouths and a few Bloody Marys. After months of pleading, Friday night my wife's aunt and her SO came for a visit. Long time readers may recollect that we hung nary a piece of artwork until Natalie came to visit six months after we moved in, and then she hung everything. We'd hung a few things since then, but we had a jam-up of about a dozen pieces of artwork (several of which I brought back from my father's store before he sold it) that needed a home. But first we...http://www.someblogs.com/youwho/archives/002820.html End of Summer Dinner- (Found July 15, 2008 ) Saturday night we had a passel of in-laws over for dinner, which included my parents-in-law, Uncle Gary the (as of yet uncertified) organic farmer from nearby Greenland, and Steve & Debbie from Landaff. Pictures were taken at each course -- hopefully we'll get some posted here. We started with hors d'oeuvres of Cheese and Crackers, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and Bagel Chips and Roasted Garlic Baguette with Parmesan dipping sauce. For cocktail selections we sampled a couple from the newest...http://www.someblogs.com/youwho/archives/002727.html |